Thread: Latest 4 Mbps uncapped ADSL price cut

Quote: Originally Posted by Happy Camper ++ We have this wonderful tool called the intarwebz where all sorts of funky stuff can be done, transactions are flying all over the place, yet JUST TO GET ONTO THE TOOL you need to pay R2000+ for full access! Pull the other one buddy! Makes me I completely agree that uncapped pricing is still not in line with the rest of the world. However having said that, just a couple of months ago the only option...

Quote: Originally Posted by Happy Camper ++ We have this wonderful tool called the intarwebz where all sorts of funky stuff can be done, transactions are flying all over the place, yet JUST TO GET ONTO THE TOOL you need to pay R2000+ for full access! Pull the other one buddy! Makes me I completely agree that uncapped pricing is still not in line with the rest of the world. However having said that, just a couple of months ago the only option...

Quote: Originally Posted by Happy Camper I think people should be charged depending on what service or protocol they are using. It's like walking into a mall and heading for the CD shop and paying for some cd's. The cd retailer then makes some $$$. Fair enough. You don't charge ppl R2800 just to get access to the mall! If they want to charge an access fee that's cool with me but don't milk me dry just trying to get...

Love the lose use of the word free

Quote: Originally Posted by Happy Camper I think people should be charged depending on what service or protocol they are using. It's like walking into a mall and heading for the CD shop and paying for some cd's. The cd retailer then makes some $$$. Fair enough. You don't charge ppl R2800 just to get access to the mall! If they want to charge an access fee that's cool with me but don't milk me dry just trying to get...

U know, i used to pa $80 in the USA for a 6meg uncapped cable connection. Back then it was R10 to the dollar. Given that were not america, i think R500 is slightly low balling it. Also take into consideration that most of the bandwidth that the U.S uses is used locally.

Quote: Originally Posted by Tjoker super nOOb question here but what is the difference between static and dynamic ip addresses, in terms of performance?!? Why would you pay more for static? Static addresses are usually for hosting something like web sites and email servers. Although they are useful for other things as well

Quote: Originally Posted by ushir Nice to see so much competition in the adsl market. hope the deals still keep happening! From what I have seen and heard this is not going to stop soon. I think we may also start to see more innovative offerings like Web Africa's free online gaming bandwidth and the like.

Quote: Originally Posted by Moederloos I need static IPs - why is this so difficult to achieve? Not difficult at all, they a) don't have enough IP's 2 go around b) don't want 2 provide static IP's on a cheaper than normal product as it will cause ppl 2 not go 4 the "more" overprices packages.

super nOOb question here but what is the difference between static and dynamic ip addresses, in terms of performance?!? Why would you pay more for static?